President Trump signed an executive order to boost the U.S. deep-sea mining industry for critical minerals. Supporters say ...

California-based company Impossible Metals asked the Trump administration earlier this month to auction off mining leases for ...

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the ...

A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. BERGEN ...

In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

The order seeks swift permits for mining nickel, cobalt and other minerals from the sea floor. Critics say it threatens both ocean life and global agreements.

Trump's deep-sea mining order is likely to stipulate that the U.S. aims to exercise its rights to extract critical minerals ...

President Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and ...

“This is a company floundering under pressure and trying to buy ... The company is looking to mine the deep sea with robotic vehicles that suck up the nodules off the ocean floor in a process ...

Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.